Forms Roman Legislation by Daube David (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Publisher's dark red hardback in very good condition: firm and square, strong joints, just somewhat rubbed and faded. Contents tight and clean; no pen-marks, just age toned. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in presentable condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardcover edition. Ex-library with typical markings, interior clean, binding good, moderate wear to covers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 5 leaves, 111, [1] pp. Original cloth. Ex-library: label on spine. Bookplate on pastedown. Embossed stamp on title page. Small piece of paper affixed to rear pastedown. Else Very Good, without dust jacket. 'Much of his work on Roman law has been concerned with what analysis of linguistic forms can reveal about a particular text and with the misunderstandings that arise when scholars fail to pay attention to how ideas and institutions develop (but old linguistic forms persist) in the face of changing circumstances. The concern with linguistic analysis is particularly evident in his two books on Roman law: Forms of Roman Legislation (1956) and Roman Law: Linguistic, Social, and Philosophical Aspects (1969)' (Edward M. Wise, 'David Daube' entry in Kelly Boyd, Encyclopedia of historians and historical writing, Volume 1, 1999).…